Excerpt from Astronomical Observations Made at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Vol. 1: From October 1834 to December 1835
The principal apartment in the Observatory is that in which the Transit Telescope and Mural Circle are placed. It is 44 feet in length from east to west; 22 feet in breadth from north to south; and 11feet in height; but over each Instrument the ridge of the sloping roof is 18 feet above the floor. The Transit Telescope occupies the eastern division of the apartment, the Mural Circle the western.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0265600111
- ISBN 13 9780265600115
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages246